PORCH Durham

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Current Volunteer Opportunities

Deliver food to schools

During the school year, we deliver over 300 BackPack Buddies to 7 elementary schools in Durham. Every Thursday morning bags are picked up at the Child Food Hub and delivered to school. Visit our sign-up here.

Volunteer at a monthly Collection

Unload cars at The Child Food Hub between 9 and 11 am on 2nd Mondays. If you are interested in helping to unload cars, please e-mail us.

Food & Donation Information

Please refer to one of the following methods below to make a donation.

Online

PORCH-Durham accepts online donations. You can choose to donate one time or in recurring payments.

Via US Mail

Please mail a check made out to PORCH-Durham to:

P.O. Box 3203 Durham NC 27715

Tax Receipts

If you have donated food or made other in-kind donations and would like a tax receipt, please email us at durham@porchcommunities.org and we will mail the form to you.

PORCH-Durham Programs

BackPack Buddies

Every weekend of the school year, weekend backpacks of food are packaged and leave the Child Food Hub and go home to those elementary school children who are food insecure. Weekend backpacks include the following food items to get the children through the weekend: 2 proteins (tuna, meat, beans), 2 veggies, 1 fruit, 2 milk, 2 juice, 2 noodles, 2 breakfast items, and 2 snacks. Through food donations and monetary support, PORCH-Durham currently supplies the food for backpacks at 7 elementary schools and the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Durham.

School Pantry Program

The School Pantry program currently serves The Whitted School, 3 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The School Pantry program makes two deliveries a month. On the 1st Wednesday of each month, 4-6 boxes of non-perishables are delivered and on the 3rd Wednesday, 2 boxes of fresh fruit are delivered. About 250 students are served through the School and Community Pantry programs each week.

Community Pantry Support

PORCH-Durham also provides food for children at Healthy Families Durham, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Durham and the Durham Teen Center, as well as students at the Durham Literacy Council and Durham Technical Community College.

Durham County – Summer Camp for At-Risk Students

During the summer, PORCH-Durham provides weekend backpacks of food and fresh fruit to over 300 food insecure students enrolled in summer camp throughout Durham County.

Food Collection Information

PORCH-Durham’s monthly food collection takes place on the 2nd Monday of each month. Drop-off of collected food occurs at:

The parking lot of the Hope Valley Country Club – 3803 Dover Rd, Durham, NC 27707 between 8:30 am and 10 am.